Canadian Army Command and Staff College

Canadian Army Command and Staff College
Collège de commandement et d'état‑major de l'Armée canadienne (French)
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Active1946–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeStaff college
Part ofCanadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre
HeadquartersFort Frontenac
Motto(s)Tam Marte quam Minerva (Latin for 'Both Mars and Minerva')
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CommandantCol F.G. Auld[1]
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The Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC), formerly the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College, is a staff college for officers of the Canadian Armed Forces, specializing in staff and army operations courses. It is at Fort Frontenac in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Courses offered

CACSC is charged with developing in army officers the ability to perform command and staff functions in war.

The following courses are offered at CACSC:

  • Army Operations Course
  • Primary Reserve Army Operations Course
  • Military Training and Cooperation Program – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Unit Command Team Course
  • Primary Reserve Unit Command Team Course
  • Information Management Officer Course
  • Joint Tactical Targeting Course
  • Collateral Damage Estimation Course

College commandants

  • Lt Col G.G. Simonds (1941)
  • Maj-Gen H.F.H. Hertzberg, CMG, DSO, MC (1941-1944)
  • Brig D.G. Cunningham, DSO (1944-1945)
  • Brig J.D.B. Smith, CBE, DSO (1945-1946)
  • Maj-Gen J.F.M. Whiteley, CB, CBE, MC (1947-1949)
  • Lt-Gen G.G. Simonds, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (1949-1951)
  • Brig G. Kitching, CBE, DSO, CD (1951-1954)
  • Brig M.P. Bogert, CBE, DSO, CD (1954-1958)
  • Brig R. Rowley, DSO, ED, CD (1958-1962)
  • Brig D.C. Cameron, DSO, ED, CD (1962-1966)
  • Brig B.F. Macdonald, DSO, CD (1966)
  • Brig W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1966-1968)
  • BGen W.A. Milroy, DSO, CD (1968-1969)
  • BGen D.S. MacLennan, CD (1969-1971)
  • BGen F.W. Wootton, CD (1971-1974)
  • BGen P.V.B. Grieve, CD (1974-1976)
  • BGen C.L. Kirby, CD (1976-1979)
  • Col P.H.C. Carew, CD (1979-1980)
  • BGen P.H.C. Carew, CD (1980-1982)
  • BGen J.A. Cotter, CD (1982-1984)
  • BGen R.I. Stewart, CD (1984-1987)
  • BGen C. Milner, OMM, CD (1987-1989)
  • MGen C. Milner, OMM, CD (1989)
  • BGen T.F. De Faye, OMM, CD (1989-1991)
  • Col R.S. Billings, CD (1991-1992)
  • BGen R.P. Alden, OMM, CD (1992-1994)
  • Col J.S. Labbe, CD (1994-1996)
  • BGen M.K. Jeffery, OMM, CD (1996-1997)
  • BGen J. Arp, CD (1997-1999)
  • Col M. Lessard, CD (1999-2000)
  • BGen M. Lessard, CD (2000-2001)
  • BGen G.W. Nordick, OMM< MSC, CD (2001-2003)
  • Col J.R. Ferron, CD (2003-2005)
  • Col J.C. Collin, OMM, CD (2005-2007)
  • Col F.A. Lewis, MSM, CD (2007-2009)
  • Col J. Cade, MSM, CD (2009-2011)
  • Col B.W.G. McPherson, CD (2011-2013)
  • Col R.D.K. Walker, MSC, CD (2013-2015)
  • Col G.R. Smith, MSM, CD (2015-2016)
  • LCol J.G.J Trudel, CD (2016)
  • Col D.D. Basinger, CD (2016-2018)
  • Col D.J. Cross, CD (2018-2019)
  • Col R.T. Strickland, CD (2019-2022)
  • Col K.L. Solomon, CD (2022-2023)
  • Col F.G. Auld, OMM, MSM, CD, P.Eng (2024–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)". Military Schools and Training. Government of Canada. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

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